" of such inestimable value?

' V no make the Institution as gene

Latin and anothgi in English, and we have sometimes found it difficult to know which it was best for us to do. The unhappy effects ofthis state of‘things we foresaw and deplored. We represented them to the'! Trustees. and they admitted the force ofour remarks—but still nothing was done. At our examination in Dec. .l839, after a conversation with the Hon. the Chief Justice upon the subject, he desired me to make to him a state- ment in writing that he might submit it in a tangible order to the board. This I did, in a letter dated Jany. 7th, 1840, a copy ofwliich I beg leave herewith to trans» mit. I transcribe also, for your ' Excellency’s infor- mation. from the minutes ofthe Board, theentries of pro- ' ceedings had upon the subject. Atn meeting ofthe Board held on the 25th of April, ‘18-‘10- .Read a letter from Mr. \Vaddell to the Chieflusticc, containing

suggestions for a system of Education to be adopted in the Aca- 46in

“Rheolved, That a committee-be appointed to draw up rules Insulating the books to be used by the pupils of the different

9. " Resolved, That the Cliiequstico, Mr. Htiviland, Mr. Peters and Mr; Hodgson be a Committee for that purpose ; and submit . the rules at ameeting to he called for that purpose. . “ Ordered, That ameeting be called on the first Tuesday to flu}, It the Court House, for that purpose, at 3 o’clock.” t . ‘ “ Tuesday, 7th May. 7-»5‘ Board met pursuant to adjournment.‘ .‘EThe Report as to the books not having been completed— : . "Fgrdered, That further tiiiie be given till the next meeting of “the card to prepare the satire." ' \

'-' :z'\ ..Whether the Board has ever since met, I am not pre- ' zoned to say—this, however, I can state, I have never

heard that the Committee have submitted their Report. Meantime, as a matter of course, dissatisfiction with i’ the“ progress of pupils'has been evinced. The Masters :iwé’re, notified two years in succession that an applica- «tion was to be made to the Legislature at its uextsessiuu {oan alteration in the Act of General Assent-lily under which the Academv is constituted and supported; and ’ho‘wifar the contemplated alteration might affect their connection with it, if was impossible for them to toll. It was suflicient to‘paraly‘ze their efforts, and prevent them, .. ifghey had had the means, and been otherwise disposed, idiom inyesting any property of their own in an establish- ;mentm might very shortly be taken out oftheir - druids. r The number of pupils 'in the Institution gra- ' dually Messed; Trustees and others withdraw their sodh’fl’om ou‘r'bharge without ascribing any reason for so doing, though alleging, we are told by other persons, tint ‘we were blamed because they did not make so much : improvement as they ought. All this we quietly endured, ' because we hoped that when the evils of which we had solong complained were felt by persons so deeply inter- jiested, they would use some exertion to place the remedy “within our reach; and we waited anxiously for the re~ port of the Committee, till the navigation last fall was

. «about to close. Despairing then of any immediate aid . from the Trustees and anxiousto do something, ifpossihle, ttoremove the difficulties under which we laboured, I or- "-dered from Pictou a small supply of the “Edinburgh .x’Sessional School Instructive Extracts,” the best book I . gnaw of, as an English class book, for our more advan- "¥seldépupils; and when I distributed them among them,

were, in a majority of instances, ordered to be re-

:turned ; and when the Trustees met at the next exami- nation, I was told that until other books were duly autho- rised, we must use those we had. I wastlien compelled, eitherto, leave the copies I had distributed with pupils whoc'opld not use them in the Academy,‘or collect them igain and dispose of them .131 best could. I chose the latter alternative; and indeed I had no difficulty in get- tingthem ofi'my hands, and the class for whom I had ndesigned them have since been reading Gnldsmiih’s Ills- 1ory ofRome, front books, only two of which are of the same edition, and some of them differ very materially Kit-cm each other. These circumstances, and others ofa like nature, have brought matters to a crisis, and we are now informed from authoritv that we cannot doubt, that several ofthe Trustees, and other gentlemen who have been our patrons, are making arrangements to procure elsewhere for their sons the instruction which, in our present hampered state, we have it not in our power to communicate.

This procedure must, ofcourse, put an end to the pre- sent management, or rather want ofuianagemcnt, in the Institution. If'l‘rustees, and those tnost interested in its prosperity, abandon it, who is to keep it up?

ermit me then to ask your Excellency, what is to be done? Is there not public spirit enough in the Island to maintain an Institution for which the Legislature has so liberally provided? Shall the only public seminary which the country can boast of, where the foundation ofa liberal education can be laid, be sacrificed to the apathy or iii- difi'erence ofa few who can afford to forego the privileges :it was intended to confer. Ifgentlemen choose to depcud entirely upon private resources for education for their cops, will they prevent others who have moreviieed, from enjoying the advantages placed within their reach’! Will athey virtually pronounce the Academy to be useless and unnecessary, and continue totie up our hands, and corn- pal its to abandon an establishment intcuilt-d to be a blessing to the country i When elsewhere the universal cry is for extended and extending education, shrill this scolony be stigmatised with such an utter disregard to :the-cause of learning as to throw recklesst away a been

I I urge upon your Excellency no personal considera- tioas connected with this subject, although, in an appeal to fair play and common justice, [do thiiik I minht make astrong case. I say nothing ofthe claims of Alf. Brown on the consideration of the community in which he has so'long laboured in the cause of education. I Wish to

For

. Experience I ustees we cannot obtaiti the co-operation and support necessary under existing cir-

cumstances to render our efforts elficient, and to enable

us 'to make the Institution as extensively useful as it was

intended, and as it ought to be. They have long with-

,‘held. from us their co-operation, and now they are about to Withdraw their patronage and support and from them it

would appear we have nothing further to expect. May [then be allowed to ask your Excellencv

, will free us from our tramrnels, and leave [18 to introduce -* a system for ourselves. Will they let us take the charter 5 our guide, and form a scheme ofiustruction in accor~

r - ce vrith its provisions? Will they permit us to intro- duce books, and follow our own plans in such a way as

rally useful as we can? gh the Academy is not in , I think there is little fear

. I rive and flourish, and that ,occasion may be given to the country to complain of g waste ofpubhc funds.

.I cannot entertain a‘ doubt that when the tion .ofthe Academy is known. there wi V any in Charlottetown and vicinity,

iftliey

‘ lfthis be granted us, thou Ill respects whatI could wish

actual con- ll be found as well as in the

. ..' .'..Li

Wye (celestial macaw,

“-__,

Country, who will rally around it; and ifthey see a ration.’ al prospect of improvement in its management, will glad- ly avail themselves ofthe privileges it was originally tn- tended to afford. -

Though I have admitted to your Excellency that OW' ing to --the circumstances mentioned, our pupils haV.e not made the progress they might otherwise have done, I cannot help expressing my conviction, which observa- tion has forced upon me, that in general they will he found at least equal in ’attaiutuents to boys of the same standing who have attended other schools. ‘

I have written thus frilly and plainly to your Excellency, because I feel that present circumstances demand it. I wish to he understood to speak in no other way than most res- pectfully of the Trustees. From A number ofthem l have receiver! persomtl kindness, which commands my gratitude and esteem. But the time has come when the trittli should be toldz'justico to myself and to the public service in which

Ifin any particular I have fallen into error, [shall be happy to be'corrected : but lam confident that no statement ofim- portance which I have made will be coutt‘ovcrted. I

\Vith your Excelleiicy’s permission, 1 shall make the state of the building and the condition of the grounds the subject ofa future communication.

Craving your Excellency’s indulgence, both for the length of my epistle and the earnestness with which I have-written, and begging as early an answer as may compo i't With your Excellency’s convenience,

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Excellency-’5 tiiost ohdt. and most ltllllll)lt‘ scrvt.

J. WADDELL.

Copy of Sir C. .‘l’. Fi'lzroy's memorai‘thvn on. (In: bar/,- of'my Idler. —“ if Mr. IVndtlcll’s statement is substantially correct as to facts, l think he makes out a strong case of apathv 'l'lrl itc- gligoiice ofdutv against the ’l‘rustocs. I feel, however, that 21s Patron and Visitor ofthe Ara ’Jllly, i: is my duty, littlin'o expressing .‘iuy o;ii:ii'-'i. to submit to their) a copv of this letter, and ascertain what they have tnuilege in re;

HER MAJESTY’S BELGIAN l‘l.'CUl{.‘310N.

_‘_

tly.”

The Royal steam yacht Vic/aria and .IZIbct-t \vus exper‘md to arrive at Ostcud between three tllltl four o’clock on VVed- ucsday the lihh September; btit it was descriizd iii the dis- tance at half—past one, bearing right dowu‘for the Place? and it came to art anchor of the quav precisely at two o’clock; “ steering,” said an old sailor, “ right itito the harbour as if she belonged to it.” The Kingr and Queen of the Bel. glans immediately went oii hoard; his Majesty affectionately embracing his niece, and cordial salutatioiis being exchanged on all sides. Both the Queen and Prince looked- remark- ably well after their voyage. The travellers were conducted to a pavilion oti the quay. The royal per-sonatres entered a carriage, and the visitors were conveyed to their allotted re- sidence, the people loudly greeting them on the way. The unexpected despatch of the steamer had prevented the completion ofsome preparations.

The Queen and Prince having borne the voyage so Well, it was determined that a banquet in the Hotel de Ville, fixed for that evening, shotth proceed ; the King using that build- ing for want of rootn it: his own residence. The men who were finishing the decorations ol' the temporary portico had scarcely time to take their ladders away, when, a few tniritttes before eight o’clock, the roll of'drurris and u flourish of trumpets announced the approach ofthe party. The King and Queen of the Belgians, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert, arrived in the first carriage, which was drawn by two handsome "greys. The suite followed in four other carriages. The hoth was entered from the Place d’Artnes by a hall, opening to the grand staircase, decorated with flowers, shrubs, and exotics, among which were some fine orange and lemon trees, in a very elegant manner. The staircase was carpeted, but the room in i\\'l]lCl] the diuucr took place was without any carpet. The table was laid for thirty-two persons. The service was of'silver, rich,hiit with- oth ostentatiou; the plates for the dessert being very sp‘lcn~ did porcelain, ornamented with figures of rare birds and flowers. The whole was brilliant and in good taste. King. Leopold sat in the middle seat opposite the windows; on his right hand was Queen Victoria, next to her the Queen ofthe Belgians, and next to llt'l‘ Prince Albert; on the left hand of King Leopold was a lady (the Countess il’Aerschot.) and next to her Lord Liverpool. The rest of the company were arranged according to their ranks. King Leopold was dressed in plain clothes, but were the ribzind ofthe Gar- ter, :15 did Lord Aberdeen. Prince Albert was in plain clothes, liiit wore the i'ibauil and cross of the Bath. Sort-nil others of the coiripauy wore ribniiils; and most of them were in splendid uniforms, rivetiiaitcil with stars and m'th'rs. Queen Victoria, who looked roiiitu'kably well, was dressed in ii white lace and iriusliii dress. The appearance of the whole party, from the lirillinucy of uniforms and stars was magnificent. lit the mean time the town was illuminated. Alter the banquet, about ten o’clock, the party returned to their residences.

On Thursday morning, Prince Albert took the Kin;t to visitthc royal yacht. By soiiie awkward s roving, the llel- giau boat in which they were run foiil’of another vessel? but no injury was done. The King and Prince then review- etl’ some Light Artillery and liifuiiti'y at :i station to the cast ofthe town. During the day, the Prince and Princess Ilo. liculohe arrived. The Princess would have kiielt to Queen Victoria; but her Majesty pi'cvr-titvd her with an embrace. There was another buiiquet iii the Hotel dc Ville; and after that the party wont to the opera.

Her Majesty proceeded on Friday, a few minutes before twelve o’clock, by a special train on the railway, to Brugcs. Her Majesty was n(‘t'l)lll[)lll|l0tl by the Kingr illl'l Que-en of the Belgians, Prince Albert, and a numerous suite. On her Majesty’s ari'ivul a that ancient city, she was most enthusi— astically received; and, after having visited the various :iiiti- quities ofthe place, and other objects of'ititcrest, with which she expressed herself highly gratified, she returned to Us— tenil by the same conveyance at six o’clock, and dined with her royal t‘cliitchs at the Town Hall, which was fitted tip in a style of great spleiidour,aiid brilliantly illuminated for the occasion. Her Majesty and Prince Albert appeared to be in excellent health and spirits.

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, with the Kin;r and Quccn ofthe Belgians, and their respective suites, visited Ghent oti Saturday. They were received by the local authorities, and pnrtook of ‘refreshxrients at the Governor’s house. They afterwards drove about the town, visited the cathedral, -and also the convent oftlte Grand Bequiuuge, where they saw no less than six hundred nuns at their devotions. The royal party, with their suites, drove afterwards to the theatre, w here a concert was performed, and the air of “ God save the Queen” was played. Her Majesty acknowledged the corn- pliineiit by frequently bowing, but appeared fatigued. Their Majesties returned to Ostend at half—past seven o’clock in the evening, and at half-past eight o’clock left the palace for the cosine, to dine.

It was reported that the queen, the Belgians, and the suite ofhei‘ vine Service publicly on Sunday, of Ostend. For reasons not yet abandoned. Divine Service was performed before the Queen, Prince Albert, and her Majesty’s suite and attend- ants, ill the chapel in the Royal residence, by the Rev. Mr. Jessop. Perhaps the heat ofthe weather hail something to do with the Queen’s seclusion,for it was so intensely hot that it might not be altogether safe for her Majesty to take exercise in the open air.

On Monday the note of preparation for her Majesty’s dc- parture from Ostend for Brtissels was audible at,a very early hour, at nine o’clock, when Queen Victoria lefi the royal re- sidence in an opencarriage for the railroad station. 0n ar- riving utthe terminus of the railroad, the royal party were, it is needless to say, received with the customary honours. At the moment when the train moved, the cheering ofthe as- sembled crowd was loud and hearty, but was speedily over- powered by the thunder of artillery stationed on the ground.

All the inhabitants ofBrussels were crowded in dense

Prince Albert, the King of Majesty, would attend Di- iii the Protestant church known, this intention was

l rim engaged,- requires me tn'state it as forcibly‘ as I can. i

‘ Queen Victoria in their native country.

masses to Witness the arrival of the royal yisitors, and give them a loyal welcome. The Park wasfct'ammed~ wrthpeo- ple, amongst whom were hundreds of English subjects, anxious to testify their respect and veiierutiori towards their beloved Monarch ; and at twenty minutes to two o‘clock the sound ofthe caution at the station ofthe railway announced that the royal train had arrived. The corlege entered the imloce at about twenty minutes past two o’clock, and it was expected by the groups outside that they would show them- selves to the people at the balcony, and the expectation was the greater becpuse the balcony was prepared with cushions" ofcrimsou velvet and gold lace. Their Mnjcsties did not, however, make their appearance there, and considering that they hurl just travelled eighty miles along a most dusty road, and in one ofthe most sultry days, it would have been rather too much to suppose that tliey_were not suffering from fri- tigue and exhaustion. The troops l'ia‘vipgdefilcd before the palace according to the directions originally issued, march- ed with rlriiins beating, &.c., down the Rue Roynle and Grand square, and left the space clear. The-company also begun to disperse and seek other points at which it was con- jectured another view of royalty could be obtaii'terl...........l-ler Majesty and her royal host and hOstess, at four o’t-lofky nt- teifiled ti concert given in the Park in honour of her Visit by the Harmonic Society of the city. The royal party \veye seated in an elegant and well-proportioned pavilion, open in front, so that the thousands ol'spcctators assembled could get a perfect view ofthe Sovereigns and Prince Albert; and the itiiisiciaus were in an open orchestra close to the payi- lioti. The performances'werc selections from the best inas— tei's, and were excellently executed. The Grand Duchess Anna Federowua was with the Royal pui'ty. During the whole ofthe performance their Mnjestics evinced great iti- terest in the scene, which must have been both novel and gratifying to ourbeloved Queen. Notnithstani‘liiig the immo- dinte pi-opiiiquity of many thousand persons to the Royal auditors, there was no breach of decorum, no crowding: ot' unseemly contention for the best places, and no veliciueiicc ot'cxprcssioii, citlior of'dclizbt or ll:‘\‘i’lii.<i;lt'flCll, at llll“ iiiuu- nor in widen the concert was pei‘fiu'iunrl. 'l‘licoi‘tlcl', Silence, and respect preserved, Was most creditable to tlie‘ntiilietitze, and might furnish a very Hood lesson for the subjects of ‘ Al the conclusion ofthe concert, when the royal party left the pavilion, the cheering was uiiaiiittioiis utitl liitartl'e‘t. The \vnvinq nl't liaiiill.t-ri'hiefsuiul the various rlciiioustratimis ofthe bust feel-, in: wore to be see: tilltl licaril oti all sides. The King, the two Queens, Print-e Albi‘i't ntid the suite, then drove through the city, followed by an immense crowd. They visited the Hotel tleVillenud severnlotherpublic institiitions,‘nnd returned through the Montague de Cours, about six o’clock, to the palace, where the dinner was served up at seven o’clock. At about a quarter past ten o’clock, their Majesties and Prince Albert departed in an open carriage, attended by the Earls of LiverpOOl and Aberdeen, the officers ofthe house- hold, the suite, &c., to the Chateau of Laecken, where Queen Victoria passed the night. In the evening the whole city was brilliantly illuminated.

On Tuesday the royal party reached Antwerp at four o’clock, and the Queen’s reception was even more warm, cordial and loyal than she has anywhere heretofore received, though at each place the most distinguished honours have been paid. At the station of the railroad a large apartment, lined with scarlet cloth, and hung with draperies, was provided for the resting-room ofthe Sovereigns irnme- diater on their alighting, and here they were received by the authorities. The stay was hitt of‘a few minutes; the royal carriages, as tit Brussels, drew up, and the procession ofthe cortegé through the streets, already set forth in the program- me oftlie burgomaster, commenced. The Queen looked remarkably well; she was perfectly recovered from the fa- tigues ofthe preceding day. Prince Albert also looked well. King Leopold and his Queen were in the best spirits, and during the passage towards the Palace pointed out to our Sovereign several of the remarkable features of this old and, interesting city, the birth-place of Rubens, and the scene of many interesting events in the history of'a former, age. The huzzas of the spectators, both in the streets and at the win- dows of the houses, were enthusiastic. At the Windows were the élite ofthe female society ofthe city, and certainly a better show ofthe beauties officlgiiim could not have been. There were some ofthe most elegant and beautiful women assembled that we remember to have seen on any occasion ofa ptiblicféle in Flanders. 0n reaching the Palace their Majesties and the Prince aliglited amidst the cheering of the great concourse of persons collected in front of the buil- ding. The guns discharged on the arrival of her Majesty and the Belgic Sovereigns were from the bridge of Laecken. A salvo of 100 rounds were fired............Amongst the “sights” which were contrived for the amusement ofthe Queen was a very curious one, called the Procession ofthe Giant, which was drawn along the street in front ofthe balcony of the palace, for the express amusement ofher Majesty. The pa- geant consisted ofti procession, in which were two cars: in the one was seated an enormous figure of a giant, and in the other an effigy ofn giantess of nearly equal proportions. On an immense platform, on wheels drawn by eight horses, was a whale, about four times as lurtre as the largest fish in the Polar Seas, and from the head oftliis animal water was squirted forth amidst the crowd by n Cupid which sat astride the nose of the monster. There was other cars in the pro- cession, in one of which was a model ofu ship, with masts, rigging, 81.0.. with boys climbing: the shrouds and managing: the sails. As this long trniii passed before the eyes of the royal party. our Sovereign appeared highly amused at the v novelty and grotesque display of the whole scone...............At five o’clock the royal party, escorted by the Lancers, pro- needed through the streets to the Place Verte, in which the pavilion and orchestra Were erected fhr the concert. Their Mujcstios afterwards viewed the interior ofthe grout Cathe- dral of'Noti-e’Dntrm, in ubii-h is pln‘cml the celclirnted'pic- ture by Rubens, “The Descent from the Cross.” and many other paintings by the same trrcnt master: and after pro- ceeding to view the exterior of‘scvcrnl ofthe most. retriark- able ofthe public buildings, they returned to the palace, whore ii sumptuous bouquet was served up in the ever-ting. The illumination at night was even more magnificent than at Brussels. Tho Pittt'tl Vortc. the Town-bull, and all the 3 public edifices, were each one blaze of'liglit; the streets were as bright as day from end to end: and the sublime spire of! the Cathedral, receiving the rays from these countless fircs,l rose iti bold reliof'ntrninst tho dark sky, elaborated iii its mi-I nim-st details. Besides the illumination ill the towii.all the‘ stcarriors and Belgian gun-boats in the river were lighted up with blue lights: and a display of fireworks took place, which lasted upwards of an hour. It is more titan 500 years